Swimming against the CurrentAneeta Chakrabarty
To some it feels like the beginning of the end. They roll their eyes, call it absurd and blame the media for cooking up a conspiracy. Others shrug their shoulders with a “tell-me-something-new” grimace and move on. While still... more →

American Hindus Polarized by Regionalism and Lack of BondingAneeta Chakrabarty
In a small town in Texas, two Indians found themselves in the lobby of a plush doctor’s office. They looked at each other, and then quickly looked away. With furtive looks, they tried to evaluate... more →

A Bridge Across Time Aneeta Chakrabarty
Eighty three years ago when the nation writhed in violence between blacks and whites and darkness closed in even during high noon, one courageous professor from Harvard, Dr. Carter Woodson initiated “Negro History Week,” which eventually... more →

“Avatar” glistens with a cosmic connectionAneeta Chakrabarty
Beyond the soaring majesty of distant constellations, the stunning breathtaking visuals, and the 3-D trailblazing special effects, there is something else in James Cameron’s epic masterpiece, “Avatar.” Something... more →

Shining a Light on Reorganization Aneeta Chakrabarty
It always starts as a thought in a questioning mind. Resonating with the eternal themes of justice and humanity, it quickly acquires a life of its own, travels wide mental spaces creating a rumbling desire for change, or tragically... more →

Stop Ethnic Cleansing of Bangladeshi Hindus—and radical Islam
Dr. Richard L. Benkin
What is happening to Bangladeshi Hindus is a crime against humanity. What is worse is the complicity of the government of Bangladesh it that crime. What is even worse than that is the world’s... more →